Brake-shoe.



J. D. GALLAGHER.

BRAKE SHOE. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 25, 1907. RENEWED APR. 28, 1908.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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/ NES ES s I INVENTOH WW/M ig A 7'TOHNE Y J. D. GALLAGHER BRAKE SHOE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1907. RENEWED APILVZB, 1903.

907,773. I Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

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JOSEPH D. GALLAGHER, OF GLEN RIDGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN BRAKE SHOE & FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF JERSEY 'CITYfNEW JERSEY, A CGRPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

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latented Dec. 29, was.

Application filed January 25, 1907, Serial No. 353,986. Renewed April 28, 1908. Serial No. 429,634.-

- F0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Scenes D. GALLAGHER, e. citizen of the United States, and a resident of Glen Ridge, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have made and invented certs-in new end useful Improvements in Brake-Shoes, I of which the following is e specification.

My invention relates to on im rovernent in brake shoes, and more particularly to s reinforcingbecl; therefor, the object being to provide means whereby all portions of the shoe will be tiedor bound together, prevent the separation of the ports in ones of motors during the handling or transports tion thereof.

A further object is to provide mcnt, located st or adjacent the shoe, which shell. be simple, str capable of performing the -nrcti which it is intended, without mete i to the cost of the shoe, end with other ends in view, consists in certain novel tnres of construction, as will be herein er fully described and points out in the in the accompanying drawings. is e plan view of a brake shoe con; accordance th my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the reinforcing beck. Figs. 4;, 5, 6, 8 and ere plan views of modified forms of the reinforc- Fignre I trusted 1B ing beck.

By reference to the drawings, it will be seen that in all instances the reinforcing book, made preferably of e single rod, bent or twisted into any of the forms shown, extends over such parts or portions of the back of the shoe as to prevent the separation of the parts should the shoe be cracked or broken, either laterally or lengthwise, the rod crossing and re-crossing the back of the shoe in several directions. J

In Figs. 1, 2 end 3 l have shown the rod bent or twisted to form several loops [1, extending longitudinally of the shoe and loosted at or adjacent to the back thereof, ssid loops being curved in the direction of their length to conform to the curvature of the shoe, :1 sufficient number ofsuch loo s being formed to extend entirely across the shoe. Furthermore, the two loops B," which are formed at about the middle of the reinforcin beck, are bent upwardly, forming-an integra key-lug, the extreme ends C, D, of the rod lyin at the opposite ends of the shoe, and a sing e length or strand E of the reinforcing beck, lying longitudinally along the center of the shoe.

in Fig. l I have shown the rod bent to form the two loops F, G, the central strands being upwardly bent to form the key-1U iii-H, the extreme ends l--J of the re meeting on one side of the b" ch.

In Fig. 5 l have shown p form of reinforcing bscl: Fig. l, excepting that the A are not bent upwardly in the center to form the hey-lug.

In big. 6 I have shown the rod bent to form one wide loop, divided centrally by the strand M into the two loops l l0. Again, in Fig. '1" l have shown the large loop divided by the central loop P.

in Fig. 8 I have shown the rod so bent or twisted as to form the three loops Q, R, S, and in Fig. 9, the two loops T-U.

Many forms other than those above shown will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, it being necessary only that the rod be so bent or twisted that the resitlting back will practically reinforce the entire book of the shoe and -ock or tie together all ports or por tions of the shoe which to separate in case-.it be crooked or broken.

Having fully described my inv I claim as new and desire to scour l 33 l letters Patent, is

1. A reinforcing book for a lie shoe comprising s rod bent or twist several directions, and formed with an integral keylug, substantially as described.

2. A reinforcing back for a brake shoe comprising :1 rod bent into a plurality of loops, each strand of said loops having the curvature of the shoe. and anchored in the back thereof, substantially as described.

3. A reinforcin back for a brake shoe, hattan, in the ebimty of New York, and comprising a rod sent to form loops and an of New York, this 23rd day 033 integral key-lug, substantially as described. A. D. 1907.

I 1 4. A remforemg back 101, a brake shoe, JOSEPH D GALLAGEL consisting of a number f sub-divided loops,

and formed from a. single rod, substantially Witnesses:

as described. M. VAN NORTWICK,,

Signed at New York, borough of Man I JOHN B. WHlTE. 

